To grow in holiness we must be aware all the time of our own failings and confess them to be cleansed by Christ. Without confession of sins and flaws, there is no Spiritual growth.
1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
1 Peter 2:1-8 "Therefore, rid yourselves of all ]malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and ]envy and all slander, 2 and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, 3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord."
As Living Stones
"4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by people, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For this is contained in Scripture:"
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a precious cornerstone,
And the one who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”
7"This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,"
“A stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief cornerstone,”
8 and,
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
"for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this, they were also appointed."
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